The Cleveland Salon brings people together during Ingenuity Fest. Photo courtesy of Andrew Samtoy

Humans’ drive to innovate and improve their culture has a long history deeply rooted in communication — in talking to one another.

In that vein, many of the great ideas of the 19th century were hatched in nests of raucous dialogue, which sprung forth from European salons.

The Cleveland Salon is set to accomplish similar ideals, while taking place closer to home both in place and time.

Thought leaders from throughout the area will gather from 7-10 p.m. tonight at Mahall’s 20 Lanes, 13200 Madison Ave. in Lakewood. The topics up for discussion include the future of Cleveland media — most notably The Plain Dealer’s future — and the purpose of city government going forward.

Moderators will be on hand to navigate the conversation.

This iteration of the Salon is buoyed by the summertime debut of the group, held during Ingenuity Fest. Discussion topics during that weekend-long event revolved around the art of happiness, maker culture in Cleveland, downtown development and more.

The group’s tagline is “Experiments in conversation with some seriously amazing people.”

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